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Enlarge ImageRequest to buy this photoMorry Gash | ASSOCIATED PRESSPackers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had to leave the game last night after getting sacked by the Bears’ Shea McClellin (99) and Isaiah Frey.

Suspended Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito sent text messages to teammate Jonathan Martin
that were racist and threatening, two people familiar with the situation said yesterday.

The people spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Dolphins and the
NFL haven’t disclosed the nature of the misconduct that led to the suspension of Incognito, a
veteran player with a reputation for dirty play.

Martin, an offensive tackle, remained absent from practice one week after he suddenly left the
team. Also missing was Incognito, suspended indefinitely late Sunday by coach Joe Philbin for his
treatment of Martin.

The team and NFL continued their investigation into allegations by Martin’s representatives that
he was bulliedThe players union also planned to look into the matter.

Incognito, a ninth-year pro, is white. Martin, in his second NFL season, is black.

Incognito has long had a reputation as one of the NFL’s dirtiest players. During his first four
years, he led the league in penalties for unnecessary roughness, and the St. Louis Rams got fed up
with his undisciplined play and released him in 2009.

Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett said he was glad the Dolphins took
action.

“Especially when you try to bully a guy. That’s so classless,” Dockett said. “His whole makeup
is to play dirty and hurt guys. … I just don’t understand how he got away with it for so long.”

However, there have been fewer such complaints since Incognito joined the Dolphins in 2010, and
last year he was voted by the league’s players into the Pro Bowl for the first time.

Before being suspended, Incognito posted several tweets saying he wanted his name cleared.

“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth,” Incognito tweeted,
quoting Buddha.

LAST NIGHT’S GAME

Bears 27, Packers 20: Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers left the game with an injury to his
nonthrowing shoulder, and visiting Chicago took advantage and pulled out the victory, creating a
three-way tie atop the NFC North.

Rodgers was injured when he was sacked barely two minutes into the game. That brought in veteran
Seneca Wallace, who only threw for 114 yards.

The Bears went into the game without starting quarterback Jay Cutler (groin), but Josh McCown
performed better in the Battle of the Backups, throwing for 272 yards and two touchdowns.

Ballard signs

The Arizona Cardinals signed former Ohio State tight end Jake Ballard and released rookie tight
end D.C. Jefferson.

Coach Bruce Arians said the release of Jefferson had nothing to do with the young player’s
arrest in Scottsdale, Ariz., on suspicion of extreme DUI on Friday night. The decision, Arians
said, was made earlier Friday.

Ballard appeared in 15 games for the New York Giants in 2010 and 2011. He signed with New
England but missed all of last season because of a knee injury and was released by the Patriots on
Aug. 30.